Alta California (Spanish colony)
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Alta California (Spanish colony) was a Spanish-controlled province established in the late 18th century along the Pacific coast of North America, encompassing much of present-day California and serving as a frontier region of the Spanish Empire.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Alta California (Spanish colony) Context triple: [Mexican Alta California, precededBy, Alta California (Spanish colony)]
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Mexican Alta California
Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.
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Baja California
Baja California is a long, narrow peninsula in northwestern Mexico known for its deserts, rugged coastline, and popular tourist destinations such as Tijuana and Ensenada.
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Viceroyalty of New Spain
The Viceroyalty of New Spain was a major administrative division of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, encompassing much of present-day Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of the present-day United States from the 16th to the early 19th century.
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Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur is a sparsely populated Mexican state on the Baja California Peninsula, known for its desert landscapes, coastal resorts like Cabo San Lucas, and rich marine biodiversity in the Gulf of California and Pacific Ocean.
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Sonora
Sonora is a large northwestern Mexican state bordering the United States, known for its desert landscapes, cattle ranching, and significant industrial and agricultural production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alta California (Spanish colony) Target entity description: Alta California (Spanish colony) was a Spanish-controlled province established in the late 18th century along the Pacific coast of North America, encompassing much of present-day California and serving as a frontier region of the Spanish Empire.
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A.
Mexican Alta California
Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.
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B.
Baja California
Baja California is a long, narrow peninsula in northwestern Mexico known for its deserts, rugged coastline, and popular tourist destinations such as Tijuana and Ensenada.
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C.
Viceroyalty of New Spain
The Viceroyalty of New Spain was a major administrative division of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, encompassing much of present-day Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of the present-day United States from the 16th to the early 19th century.
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Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur is a sparsely populated Mexican state on the Baja California Peninsula, known for its desert landscapes, coastal resorts like Cabo San Lucas, and rich marine biodiversity in the Gulf of California and Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Sonora
Sonora is a large northwestern Mexican state bordering the United States, known for its desert landscapes, cattle ranching, and significant industrial and agricultural production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial province
ⓘ
former territory ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California (Spanish colony)
Oregon Country ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Country (to the north)
Pacific Ocean ⓘ indigenous territories (to the east) ⓘ |
| capital | Monterey ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| demography | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
hide and tallow trade ⓘ |
| endCause | Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| endDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| establishedAs | frontier province ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mexican Alta California
ⓘ
surface form:
Alta California (Mexican territory)
|
| foundedSettlement |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
Monterey ⓘ San Diego ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ Santa Barbara ⓘ |
| governmentType | Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Enlightenment
ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| keyInstitution |
Franciscan missions
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surface form:
Franciscan missions in California
Spanish presidios ⓘ civilian pueblos ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North America ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Arizona (partial)
ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California (historical overlap)
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada (partial)
Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon (partial)
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah (partial) ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ
surface form:
Wyoming (partial)
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| locatedOn | Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Felipe de Neve
ⓘ
Gaspar de Portolá ⓘ José Joaquín de Arrillaga ⓘ Junípero Serra ⓘ Pablo Vicente de Solá ⓘ |
| partOf | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| populationGroup |
Californios
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surface form:
Californio settlers
Franciscan missionaries ⓘ Spanish soldiers ⓘ indigenous peoples of California ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Mexican Alta California
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surface form:
Las Californias
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| purpose |
defend Spanish claims on the Pacific coast
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establish missions, presidios, and pueblos ⓘ spread Christianity among indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
establishment of the California mission system
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secularization debates late in colonial period ⓘ |
| startDate | 1769 ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Portolá expedition
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founding of Mission San Diego de Alcalá ⓘ |
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Subject: Alta California (Spanish colony) Description of subject: Alta California (Spanish colony) was a Spanish-controlled province established in the late 18th century along the Pacific coast of North America, encompassing much of present-day California and serving as a frontier region of the Spanish Empire.
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